Smooth Recovery? Anyone?

[livvsmum 2,368]

I am 8 weeks post op and had a pretty complication-free recovery and was back to work after 2 weeks. I remember coming on here right before my surgery and kind of freaking myself out too, but I wouldn't change a thing!

[sifford1 27]

Other than really bad gas and some nausea , my recovery has been smooth! But like most, I was up walking right away! A little story, I did great and the guy next to me howled and screamed and cried all night! The nurses were in there constant, I thought he was dying ! Come to find out he was sleeved just like me! Lol! I'm like, " come on dude, what the hell is your problem!" I agree with some of the posts, some people's mental state and pain threshold are different, and every little thing we ignore may turn into a huge spiraling issue to them!

[LynRN 294]

Other than really bad gas and some nausea , my recovery has been smooth! But like most, I was up walking right away! A little story, I did great and the guy next to me howled and screamed and cried all night! The nurses were in there constant, I thought he was dying ! Come to find out he was sleeved just like me! Lol! I'm like, " come on dude, what the hell is your problem!" I agree with some of the posts, some people's mental state and pain threshold are different, and every little thing we ignore may turn into a huge spiraling issue to them!

Ii hope you're right. I'm an OB nurse and I take care of women immediately after c-sections and they are all so different in how they respond to pain. Some are ready to get up and moving within a few hours after surgery and I have had others literally crying and moaning after. I have had 2 c-sections myself and I never thought the recovery was that painful. I always describe it as a feeling of being unzipped and re-zipped. A little tight, but never that painful. I have been told that the pain from the vsg is not nearly as bad as an open surgery like a c- section so I'm actually not that worried about pain. It's the potential complications that scare me.

[NJVSTuser 32]

Sleeved in late May and no major problems so far. Did have nausea after drinking the stuff for the leak test in the hospital but no nausea since. Have lost 80lbs in the past five months. Walking a lot in the beginning was key for me as took me a while to stop sleeping most of the day, but was nice outside at that time of year. Also, had a lot of Constipation issues but walking and Fiber helped that after a while. Had two weeks off work after the op but felt fine in the office after that. Had some pain round the large incision site but that went away after a couple of weeks too. Key on the possible complications is to talk through the possibilities with the surgeon. Mine went through the different complications but then said we know what can go wrong and what to do if it happens so I was less worried after that.

[Bombs 353]

Great recovery. 10/21. Only issue for me was my sprained sacroiliac joint in my back. Ugh ugh ugh. 2 weeks of hell. No pain from surgery.

[LynRN 294]

Sounds terrible. But good to hear surgery went well.

[rensterness 375]

Was sleeved almost six weeks ago on October 7th, 2013. Had a very smooth recovery and am down just over 50 pounds and feeling AMAZING!! Think positive and know that it is understandable to get very anxious and second guess, but don't! It's an amazing experience, and life changing and the results and feeling soon after are amazing! Please keep us updated

[LynRN 294]

Was sleeved almost six weeks ago on October 7th, 2013. Had a very smooth recovery and am down just over 50 pounds and feeling AMAZING!! Think positive and know that it is understandable to get very anxious and second guess, but don't! It's an amazing experience, and life changing and the results and feeling soon after are amazing! Please keep us updated

I will. Thank you.

[swizzly 901]

I haven't read the entire thread, sorry. But I'm nearly three years out -- and have NEVER had any problems...of any kind! I count myself super lucky. But I'm not the only one! :-)

[LynRN 294]

<p>I haven't read the entire thread, sorry. But I'm nearly three years out -- and have NEVER had any problems...of any kind! I count myself super lucky. But I'm not the only one! :-) </p>

That is great to here. I hope that I will be able to say the same.

[mattj28tx 1]

My second day after was hell because I had a lot of swelling where my band was and had a lot of nausea. I was just fine until I went down for the barium swallow and discovered it wouldnt go down into my stomach. It took the nurses half the day to find something to control my nausea. Finally after several failed atempts they gave me reglan and loratab and I took a 2 hour nap. When I woke up I was great and have been ever since. This recovery was much faster than my lap band was. after 7 days I was out doing yard work and up on the room cleaning gutters. Today is day 13 and I am jogging and biking again. I only took pain meds for 3 days, easy easy recovery.

[brennalynn84 3]

I am so thankful I found this thread. I have been seeing too much negativity and the anxiety had spiked so high I have noticed myself trying to back out. All of your positive words are helping get me back on track with positive thoughts and confidence.

[LynRN 294]

I am so thankful I found this thread. I have been seeing too much negativity and the anxiety had spiked so high I have noticed myself trying to back out. All of your positive words are helping get me back on track with positive thoughts and confidence.

Brennalynn, that is exactly why I started this thread. I was having so much anxiety after my surgery date was set and I just needed to know that the vast majority came through this okay. I am a mom of 2 little boys and a wife. I am the primary breadwinner for my family as my husband is a full time student. I just needed some reassurance that I am making a good choice for myself and my family. All of these stories are so encouraging to me and I'm glad that they are helping you too.

[Goslin 13]

One horror story that freaked me out is people saying they can only drink 2oz of Water every 15 min. I was afraid I would not be able to drink Water and that freaked me out.

I timed myself drinking 16oz of water at a leisurely rate. I was not rushing or trying to see how fast I could drink it.

14min (watching TV, carrying on a conversation...)

That is hardly the 2 oz every 15 min.

I'm not measuring, but my dr's recommendation is 1 oz of water every 15 minutes. I think that is to make sure that everyone gets in enough liquid throughout the day though.

I just had my surgery 3 days ago. No problems so far.

[DirtyHarriett 94]

Had surgery on the 13th. Getting released today. I feel pretty darn good.

Looking forward to going home and actually getting some rest!

Best of luck to you!